CHRISTMAS RIDDLES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2219, 23 December 1920, Page 4

CHRISTMAS RIDDLES

If ;i man cuts off the end of your nose, what is the only thing to do,’ —Keep the piece (peace). •s- When does a man sit down to a melancholy dessert? —When lie sits down to wine and (o pine. ■ Why is an unsuccessful dun like your slippers at bedtime? —Because he is put off until the next day. What is that from which the whole may be taken and yet some remain ? —The word wholesome. What is the difference between a jeweller and a gaoler ? One sells watches and the other watches cells. Why is a young lady dependent upon the letter “Y”?—Because without it she would he a “young lad.” Why is a coach going down a sleep hill like St, George’—Because it is always drawn with the drag-on. Why does the cook make more noise than the bell?—Because one makes a din, but the other a dinner. Why is a melancholy young lady the pleasantest of till companions? —Because she is always a-musing.. Why arc blacksmiths the most discontented of mechanics-? —Because they are always on strike for wages. Why is a woman deformed when she is mending her stockings? Because her hands are where her feet should be. What is that which Adam never saw. never possessed, and yet he gave (wo to each of his children. Parents. Why should buying trousers on credit be a dishonourable transaction ?—Because they tire breeches (broaches) of (rust. Why are there more marriage.-*in winter than in summer?—Because then men seek comforters, and Indies seek muffs. Why are ladies' eyes like persons remote from one another? Because although they may correspond they never meet. What is it that has a face, Iml no head, hands, but no feel, yet travels everywhere, and is usually running —A watch.